Reliving the Taylor Swift catalog sale saga (and following the money…)MBW uncovers exclusive facts about the buying and selling of the catalog of the world's biggest megastar
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2B Played Music QFX Cube QFX Cube is exactly what the name suggests. It's a cube of which you decide how big it is and how the sound reflects in it. So it's not a Reverb plugin, and it's not a Delay plugin either.... Read More

2B Played Music QFX Color QFX Color is a quick filter effect that provides your productions with high-quality low-pass and high-pass filters that have the sound color and precision as if they were selected from... Read More

Music publishers sue Twitter for $250m+ alleging ‘rampant infringement of copyrighted music’Publishers claim that "Twitter fuels its business with countless infringing copies of musical compositions".
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Win $1,000 and more via Moore Kismet’s Splice Discord Beat Battle
Create a track that incorporates Moore Kismet's hand-selected sounds for the chance to win $1,000 and more.

Indie Distributors, Spotify & Amazon form Music Fights Fraud taskforceSpotify and Amazon Music have joined forces with independent distributors CD Baby, TuneCore, their respective parent companies Downtown and Believe, DistroKid, Symphonic, EMPIRE, UnitedMasters, and Vydia to form Music Fights. Continue reading
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lowheaven Signs to Skeletal LightningToronto band lowheaven has signed with Skeletal Lightning to release their upcoming EP, collapse. The post-hardcore band's first single, 'cancer sleep', and accompanying music video are out now. 

lowheaven is a brutal force. The band's musical range is vast, varying from impenetrable screamo to melodic post-metal, sometimes even in the same song. Their upcoming EP, collapse, is scheduled for release on August 25th, and is overwhelmingly filled with feelings of self-hatred, uneasiness, and pain, is underscored by a sound that can best be described as metalcore nostalgia, likely due to their 90s influences. 

Vocalist and guitarist Dan Thomson, formerly of Canadian post-hardcore band Sparrows, explains candidly, “We’re not a happy listen, lowheaven is something that has got a lot of weight.”

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MIDI Innovation Awards 2023: Voting now open The MIDI Association have announced that voting is now open for this year’s MIDI Innovation Awards, with the public able to vote for the best innovations in each of the five categories until 23 July.

Labels want to change how streamers pay: Find out if you’ll win or loseA new study looks at how a shift from the current system of pro-rata music-streaming payments to user-centric payments would impact artists. Under pro-rata music calculations, artists are paid proportionate. Continue reading
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Get A FREE Taste Of Sonixinema’s Brute Flute Explorations Sample Library
Sonixinema releases Brute Flute Explorations, a free contrabass flute sample library for Kontakt. We covered another release from Sonixinema fairly recently, and they’re back at it again with the release of Brute Flute Explorations. While the free version only has a single articulation from the larger library, it still makes for quite a bit of [...]
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Audio-Technica release AT2020USB-XP microphone Audio Technica's latest 20 Series USB microphone is kitted out with upgraded converters, built-in noise reduction and an automatic gain function.

Focusrite’s upcoming RedNet PCIeNX card The latest addition to the RedNet range delivers 128x128 channels of 24-bit/192kHz audio to any PC or Mac, via a built-in PCIe slot or external Thunderbolt chassis.

Harmony vs. Ownership: The Battle Between Music Copyright and AI TechnologyAI music generators are becoming increasingly popular, giving the user the potential to create songs with just a few words. The new technology can seem like magic, but the way these systems are created raises questions and concerns.

The Recording Academy Nashville Needs A Membership ManagerThe Recording Academy's mission is to recognize musical excellence, advocate for the well-being of music makers, and ensure music remains an indelible part of our culture. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards - the pre-eminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music. The Academy is a professional membership organization of musicians, producers, engineers, and recording professionals, dedicated to improving the culture and quality of life for all music makers. The Academy's Membership & Industry Relations (M&IR) Department is comprised of a national network of 12 Chapters which each serve their local music communities.

The Membership Manager will identify strategies for recruiting new members, retaining current members, and re-engaging terminated members within the Country, CCM, Gospel, and American Roots genres, along with working together with the Nashville Chapter on outreach-related projects and initiatives as directed.

To apply and for more info click here.